This thesis will focus on the topic of Selfish Nodes within a Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks (MANET), specifically sensor networks due to their lower power and bandwidth. The approach used is a reputation based algorithm to isolate the selfish nodes from...
Image processing; Computer vision; Pattern recognition systems
Image segmentation is one of the most important problems in image processing, object recognition, computer vision, medical imaging, etc. In general, the objective of the segmentation is to partition the image into the meaningful areas using the...
Swarm Intelligence (SI) techniques were inspired by bee swarms, ant colonies, and most
recently, bird flocks. Flock-based Swarm Intelligence (FSI) has several unique features, namely
decentralized control, collaborative learning, high exploration...
The research problem presented herein involved the
structural determination of several a,~-unsaturated acids
and esters. The solution to this problem was sought in the
nuclear magnetic resonance (n.m.r.) spectra of these compounds.
The n.m.r....
When Howard Manning wakes from a fainting spell to find himself hospitalized with a serious but correctable weakness in his heart, his refusal of treatment intimates a death wish that provokes consternation among the skilled medical professionals...
This photograph is one in a series ordered by the law firm of Batson, Cary & Welch of this property. The image shows an outbuilding, probably the back entrance of a garage. Neighboring houses can be seen over shrubbery.
Trucks; Cobblestone streets; Street railroad tracks; Flags--United States; Grain elevators; World War, 1914-1918--Propaganda; Transportation; Buildings; Signs (Notices); Industrial facilities
Address: 912 E. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. A cobblestone road with trolley tracks crosses in front of the Ballard Flour Mills. To the left of the complex is a covered area where railroad cars wait. Painted on the wall is "Chicago,...
Address: Fourth Street and Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Kentucky. A branch of the Crutcher & Starks Company is shown in the Seelbach Hotel. The display windows of Crutcher & Starks show gloves, hats, and scarves...
Trucks and horse-and-carriage rigs are parked at Floyd and Jefferson Streets in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. The streets are made of brick and have trolley tracks. People look at produce in baskets near the rear of the vehicles. One of the...
A sidewalk leads up to the front door of a three-story house. The entryway includes a small awning decorated with spindles. The front corners of the house have an unusual scooped-out design which frames a central window topped with a stained-glass...
Address: 112 S. Fifth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A horse and carriage and three cars are parked in front of the Kenyon building which is announced by a sign painted on the side of the building. The stone and brick building has large plate glass...
The buildings of Kentucky Pipe Line Company are shown from hill looking at the side and rear of the property which is covered with snow. In the distance deciduous trees cover a hill and some neighboring buildings can be seen. Handwritten on the...
The buildings of Kentucky Pipe Line Company are shown at an angle including the front and right side. The property is covered with snow. In the distance deciduous trees cover a hill and some neighboring buildings can be seen. Handwritten on the...
Address: 801 W. Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. At the corner of Eighth and Main Streets, the Mahan Products Company factory is a multi-story building with large arched windows. An ornamented turret runs two stories along the side and top of the...
This photograph shows the home of F.W. Betz at 1846 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky, in 1939. A building of mixed styles, the front porch roof is supported by four Doric columns with a decorative addition of Tudor arches, while the bottom of...
Jug bands; African American musicians; African Americans; Musicians; Show windows; Automobiles; Buildings; People; Transportation
Address: 941 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A jug band and a group of men in suits and straw hats stand outside Landrum Bros. display window. The African American men in the jug band wear white suits and hats with black bow ties and have...
Automobile service stations; Automobiles; Dwellings; Houses; Buildings; Transportation
The Gulf Refining Company service station has a sign reading, "That Good Gulf Gasoline." There is a line of cars waiting to get into the station. Neighboring houses appear to be 1 1/2 or two stories. Utility poles line the street.
Address: 623 W. Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. On the side of this Main Street building is a sign painted with word "Western" in block letters. It is just visible above the roofline of the neighboring building. The street sign for S....
Sunroom in home of Isaac F. Starks at 2011 Woodford Place, Louisville, Kentucky. Large windows are topped by domes, encircling the high-roofed sunroom. Tile floor with large floral geometric area rug supports five wicker chairs (one of them...
Address: 224 E. Broadway. This Egyptian Revival style structure was built as a combination Masonic temple and hotel and was to also include a large and elaborately decorated theater. The theater was never built and the building was sold after only...
